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Originally Posted by NevadaSTi
my bitchen PC is a tax right off when it is upgraded
My current PC makes me money on the side, which I would have to hypothesis that a console wouldn't make me any money.
For me, it is just not worth it to spend any money on something that will not have any returns other than the gaming side of it.
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That's cool, but I'd say your situation probably applies to 1% of the gaming population.
I pretty much skipped the PSX/N64/DC generation since PC games were still so far ahead of the consoles in terms of just about everything - visuals, audio, playability, multiplayer, etc. I'm of the opinion that 3d console gaming had a really messy birth - some of the PSX and N64 games had really terrible graphics. I was playing Half-Life and Quake 2 MP over our barracks network in 1024x768 while other people were in the common room down the hall playing GoldenEye and Perfect Dark in 4-way split screen on a 21" TV, complaining that they couldn't see what was going on.
It's quite the opposite for me now: I prefer to sit on the couch with a 42" DLP and 5.1 audio for my gaming.
I still play stuff like HL2, Morrowind, and Thief 3 (and lots of older titles) on my PCs. These days, though, consoles have definitely managed to make up the difference in performance and price. Overall platform comparisons may be apples to oranges, but in terms of my entertainment, it's gaming dollar vs. gaming dollar. On that subject, I should note that I have a Wii and XB360, but not a PS3 as I have not found it to be worth the purchase yet. At the time of the PS3 launch, it was possible to get the two other consoles for the price of a single PS3 and have lots more to play. Prices are coming down, though, so who knows. . . I just need to see more exclusive titles.
You know, I have a copy of WoW that I received at a managers' conference that I never installed. . . I've tried EQ and SWG and have come to the conclusion that I just can't play MMORPGs. It's just too much for me since I prefer to move between different games.
Right now I have Orange Box, Beautiful Katamari, Tomb Raider Ann., Bioshock, and Metroid Prime 3 going on, with Assassin's Creed and Super Mario Galaxy next week.